Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 9

Priority Rankings for Each Position

By: Mike Johnson (@mjohnson86)

The weekend is here and it’s time to get our lineups set before Sunday’s full slate of games. Each week, the Saturday edition of the Daily Dose will feature my rankings for all players who have yet to play a game this week. Obviously this will not include the Thursday games, but always feel free to hit me up in Discord or on X/Twitter if you have some tough decisions around guys who play on Thursday. 

Most of the leagues I play in are full-PPR, 12-team leagues and these rankings are designed for those settings – you may need to make some slight adjustments based on your own league settings.

QB :: 

  1. Josh Allen

  2. Patrick Mahomes

  3. Justin Herbert

  4. Daniel Jones

  5. Drake Maye

  6. Jayden Daniels

  7. Dak Prescott

  8. Caleb Williams

  9. Jaxson Dart

  10. Jordan Love

  11. Jared Goff

  12. Matthew Stafford

  13. Trevor Lawrence

  14. Joe Flacco

  15. Arizona QB

  16. Bo Nix

  17. Aaron Rodgers

  18. Mac Jones

  19. J.J. McCarthy

  20. Sam Darnold

  21. Cam Ward

  22. C.J. Stroud

RB :: 

  1. Jonathan Taylor

  2. Christian McCaffrey

  3. Bijan Robinson

  4. Jahmyr Gibbs

  5. Josh Jacobs

  6. Kyren Williams

  7. James Cook III

  8. Javonte Williams

  9. Kimani Vidal

  10. Kyle Monangai

  11. Jaylen Warren

  12. Ashton Jeanty

  13. Tyrone Tracy Jr.

  14. Travis Etienne Jr.

  15. Kareem Hunt

  16. Rico Dowdle

  17. Chase Brown

  18. Zonovan Knight

  19. David Montgomery

  20. TreVeyon Henderson

  21. Kenneth Walker III

  22. J.K. Dobbins

  23. Alvin Kamara

  24. Zach Charbonnet

  25. Woody Marks

  26. Tyjae Spears

  27. Jacory Croskey-Merritt

  28. Aaron Jones Sr.

  29. Tony Pollard

  30. Jordan Mason

  31. Brashard Smith

  32. Samaje Perine

  33. Nick Chubb

  34. Emanuel Wilson

  35. RJ Harvey

  36. Kenneth Gainwell

  37. Blake Corum

  38. Chuba Hubbard

  39. Tyler Allgeier

  40. Terrell Jennings

WR :: 

  1. Ja’Marr Chase

  2. Jaxon Smith-Njigba

  3. CeeDee Lamb

  4. Rashee Rice

  5. Puka Nacua

  6. Amon-Ra St. Brown

  7. Justin Jefferson

  8. Davante Adams

  9. George Pickens

  10. Brian Thomas Jr. 

  11. Nico Collins

  12. Rome Odunze

  13. Drake London

  14. Michael Pittman Jr.

  15. Ladd McConkey

  16. DK Metcalf

  17. Marvin Harrison Jr.

  18. Deebo Samuel Sr.

  19. Chris Olave

  20. Tetairoa McMillan

  21. Xavier Worthy

  22. Jordan Addison

  23. Courtland Sutton

  24. Tee Higgins

  25. DJ Moore

  26. Wan’Dale Robinson

  27. Khalil Shakir

  28. Stefon Diggs

  29. Romeo Doubs

  30. Jauan Jennings

  31. Jakobi Meyers

  32. Keenan Allen

  33. Quentin Johnston

  34. Jameson Williams

  35. Alec Pierce

  36. Josh Downs

  37. Matthew Golden

  38. Troy Franklin

  39. Rashid Shaheed

  40. Keon Coleman

  41. Darius Slayton

  42. Chimere Dike

  43. Kendrick Bourne

  44. Tre Tucker

  45. Parker Washington

  46. Dyami Brown

  47. Calvin Austin III

  48. Kayshon Boutte

  49. Darnell Mooney

  50. Cooper Kupp

TE :: 

  1. Trey McBride

  2. Tyler Warren

  3. Brock Bowers

  4. George Kittle

  5. Tucker Kraft

  6. Oronde Gadsden

  7. Jake Ferguson

  8. Travis Kelce

  9. Sam LaPorta

  10. Dalton Kincaid

  11. Kyle Pitts Sr.

  12. Zach Ertz

  13. Theo Johnson

  14. Hunter Henry

  15. Evan Engram

  16. T.J. Hockenson

  17. Jonnu Smith

  18. AJ Barner

  19. Juwan Johnson

  20. Colston Loveland

DEFENSE :: 

  1. Rams

  2. Packers

  3. Lions

  4. Chargers

  5. Broncos

  6. Texans

  7. Patriots

  8. Jaguars

  9. Seahawks

  10. Falcons

  11. Colts

  12. Raiders

  13. Giants

  14. 49ers

  15. Bears

  16. Commanders

  17. Vikings

  18. Bills

  19. Chiefs

  20. Cowboys